Since then we've grown our readership to an unprecedented level, and according to ComScore, we're now the largest independent Nintendo site in the world. In 2012 we got over 13 million visits, around 5.5 million unique visits and approximately 37 million page views. That means in 2012 someone, somewhere in the world viewed a page on Nintendo Life every 0.8 seconds. Those are incredible figures, and we naturally couldn't have achieved them without you guys - so thanks.

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I was also a long-time-lurker but joined recently. This is an amazing website with an amazing group of dedicated staff. Your features are some of the best I've ever seen. Happy birthday & congratulations, here's to many more years of top quality Nintendo coverage.

Happy anniversary. I'm disappointed to say that I have only just discovered this site in recent months. It's fantastic, I really love the fact you review a large % of the games released, especially the often neglected eShop releases.

Congrats NL.I've been around since VC reviews and seen the site get better and better.All your hard work deserves this success,well done.Best Nintendo site on the web.. Also one of the nicest designed sites,so clean and tidy ,my OCD approves.

Happy Anniversary Nintendo Life! I've been here over a year, and have not found one misleading review, troll (that managed to make it through @tbd), and other things commonly found on other sites. Good job and keep up the excellent work! :3

I am the kind of person that most of the time hates changes, so four years ago when I found that my beloved sites for WiiWare VC reviews (and possibly the only ones) that I found and loved since 2007 were going to merge with another I was sad and feared it would no longer be the same great and friendly site covering every download. Happily I was proved wrong, and even when I miss the style of the old vc-reviews.com it more than makes up for it with the Nintendo moments I have lived here and the previous sites (VC Imports and more systems, Wii SD card update, club.nintendo, new Pokémon generations, 3DS launch and ambassador, Nintendo Directs, Wii U reveal and launch, F-Zero AX included in GX... just to name a few) awesome community (writers and readers), features, contests, and all the Nintendo news a Nintendo fanboy like me could wish compiled under a single, trusty site. Happy anniversary NL, I hope its just the beginning of a very long life of my daily go-to site when it comes to games.

i've visited other nintendo sites such as official nintendo magazine, cubed3, nintendojo, go nintendo and whilst i enjoy each one of them, it was this website that i signed up to. they are good but they just don't compare to nintendo life. i really enjoy the features and opinion articles, as well as the reviews and the virtual console & retro gaming sections.

I joined the site only recently, after lurking around for a while because I am an absolute sucker for your comments section design. Seriously, it's so clean and organized! I look forward to more years with you all! :3

I'm not falling for another April Fools joke!! You can't get me again!!! AAhh..........oh wait...this is just......umm....Happy Anniversary! (if this really is your anniversary that is....I'm still watching you....)

Since joining NL three years ago in the summer of 2010, I've had more fun on this site than any other. The forums are fun, generally clean and friendly, and the articles and features are nice to read. I'm happy to have contributed to all the visits this site gets, as I probably pop into NL several times a day, I can't say for sure how much.

Four years ago was when I bought my Wii, and then I found this awesome website about Nintendo. Actually I don't remember which one, but I guess it was VC Reveiews. And then — whoa! — when I visited it again it was something completely different called Nintendo Life. Been in love ever since, you guys have the best writers and the best community ever.

And this site deserves that title! With good detailed reviews, and respectable forums regularly check by mods (thanks @theblackdragon), N-Life is just the best place to be. Happy Anniversary, Nintendo Life! ^^We need to celebrate this!

Happy 4th birthday Nintendo Life! I joined over 2 years ago now, according to my profile page. I was lurking for a long time before that until I was compelled to comment on the European gamers summit 2010 article (I know this not from memory, instead I just went through my comments section... Wow I've made 1000+ comments on the news pages of this site ).

I barely remember both VC reviews & WiiWare World. I checked out those websites for info on some games I had an interest in back then but never looked deep into those websites. I had only just gotten my brand new Wii in Sept. '08 & only started looking into games beyond Mario Kart Wii & Wii Fit some time after that. Those were some fun times...

Nowadays there's barely an article on this website I don't read & I soak up all the Nintendo news I can see haha, good times Nintendo Life for life!

I mainly visited VC Reviews site. I started posting on articles a few months ago. I don't really feel apart of this community but I do enjoy the site a lot. I was looking at articles on mynintendonews (this site was down last night) and that site completely sucks compared to this site. There is apparently no moderations on that site and the user comments represents mainly garbage. I was told to cut my cussing out once on this site and I will try to respect that rule. Keep up the moderations and hopefully the haters will stay away. I'm tired of the Nintendo trolls. Some are on this site but at least they are required to type an argument that is above the 1st grade level.

I love Nintendolife. You all are a bunch of the most cool-headed, intelligent Ninty-nerds online. I respect your opinions and find your choice of article topics really interesting. I've been around for a couple of years now, and if it weren't for you all, the end of the Nintendo Power era would have been only tragic... Instead, I found people who continue to celebrate my favorite things about Nintendo. Thanks for everything Nintendolife.

I have been following this site from the VERY BEGINNING, all the way back when it was all about the virtual console. I also remember when you guys made those massive layout changes and the ORIGINAL old look of VC Reveiws.com. You guys have come so far and have done a great job with the website!

Hear, hear! T'is a wonderful milestone for a wonderful site! I may not have been here too long but I can say that I've thoroughly enjoyed my time thus far! It really is a great team to work with and I'm glad that it reflects in our work!

@SethNintendo re: I was looking at articles on mynintendonews (this site was down last night) and that site completely sucks compared to this site. There is apparently no moderations on that site and the user comments represents mainly garbage. >> i stopped posting on My Nintendo News over a year ago for good when i realised how bad the trolling was and that the person running the site didn't even bother to clamp down on the rude & troll-like comments. i agree that My Nintendo News is not very good.

This site is one of the best things thats happened to me. I have a pretty hectic schedule so whenever I have free time, I check on NintendoLife. it may be an exaggeration but believe me when I say NintendoLife has improved my life. Thank you.

Happy Anniversary Nintendo Life!!! This is literally the best site in gaming. I have it as my default web page. I really enjoy the people here and although I don't always comment on things, I read every article that is posted. My first morning ritual when I wake up is to see what's new on Nintendo Life.

I've only been in the team for half of the four years, but it's amazing how everything about the site has grown in that time. NL's also a rare beast in that the community is so welcoming and friendly, the whole reason I started coming here three and a half years ago.

I remember starting out with VC reviews after I got a Wii in 2007 and also followed WiiWare World when that came into existence (though not as much as VC Reviews.) I still remember that day the sites merged and thought it was all a big joke (seriously who picks April 1st for a major site makeover?) It was cool one year when you changed the site back to the old design for the day. I hardly remember what it was like now. It's weird to think I've been coming here for 6 years but that just shows how awesome you guys are! I obsessively check here multiple times a day.

Congratulations! You guys deserve it. I remember my arrival like yesterday: I had had enough of IGN's nonsense and needed something that covered my Nintendo needs better... I couldn't have been any luckier than to find you guys

I was used to getting my Nintendo news from Nintendo Power, so the day I got my final issue... I cried for a while, then went on the computer for a suitable replacement. Nintendo Life was the only site I would even consider after scouring the web for hours. Thanks NL.

To an amazing, troll free, exceptionally staffed, game website. I came here a long time ago looking for DSiWare reviews and found those, and an AMAZING community. There truly is no other like NL. Thank you for that. raises wine glass To many more years!

merry anniversary nintendo life. this is my favorite place to go for gaming news.i know some of you out there are absolutely thrilled to hear this so here it goes:im a permanent member and im never leaving, keep up the good work dudes!

Is it really been 4 years? Wow. I still remember when WiiWareWorld was my favorite site. Then the fusion happened and we got a forum and a chat, and I made many friends, all part of this community. Things have changed a lot, some people has gone, and I don't post as much as I used to; but the quality of the site is as good as ever. I do believe this will always remain as my place to come for all things Nintendo.

I've been visiting since it was known as Wiiware World, and I always admired that you guys reviewed any and every download on the DS and Wii. It seems like you have abandoned that approach, but it's still a great site.

I remember finding this website by coincidence during late August of 2011. I made an account just to ask about my worries of not turning out to be a Nintendo 3DS ambassador. James, a very nice author that used to be on this website gave me a thorough explanation on whatever I have asked, and assured me to keep my worries at rest, because I turned out to be a 3DS ambassador.

Since I only made an account and went on here for that question, I haven't visited since, though I suddenly got a smack of friendliness, and overall a great environment. Months after moths later, I began to develop a great interest in Nintendo news, and to be kept updated. Guess where I went to...

For months, I have been anonymously reading news articles almost daily. Only recently have I reset my password because of not using my account after a long time, meaning I forgot it. I have recently began to comment. I also added a picture and changed my username from Alex_C (which isn't even my real name) to Funny_Moblin (because Moblins are my favourite Zelda enemies). Maybe I haven't commented much, but I started commenting again, because I had realized how great it is to ask, post an opinion, or even argue. Very rarely have I seen a troll on this website, and that is really something.

AGAIN, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THE NUMBER ONE NINTENDO NEWS WEBSITE!

I'm a recent convert to NintendoLife. Came here from IGN around the launch of the Wii U. Their Nintendo coverage is laughable most of the time. Can go almost a week without a new Nintendo related article. Happy Anniversary!

Wow, has it been four years already? I still have very fond memories of VC Reviews, checking the site in the middle of class every Friday to see what classic games I might be playing that weekend (always with that glimmer of hope that it'll be EarthBound).

Also, the one time Seanbaby posted (on the Urban Champion review). In my opinion that was when VC Reviews went from small Nintendo fan-site to a force to be reckoned with.

I remember lurking around the old VC-Reviews site and thinking that this was some crazy April Fools' joke. I don't really have time to play much here anymore (Thanks job and Reddit), but this place is still my go-to for Nintendo news.

I was always a visitor of VC-Reviews and WiiWare world, always a massive fan of them both.Once Nintendo Life came into play, they took me under their wing as a contributor for a good while, which I very much appreciate to this very day

YAY! Congratulations Nintendo Life! Ever since I found you a few years ago when I was looking for DSiWare / WiiWare reviews, went on to discover that your staff really know and care about what they're doing, and then discovered that your readers aren't total internet jerks, I don't even bother looking at other video game websites anymore! Also, you've taught me that there are a surprisingly large number of video game-themed cakes being created in the world, and for that I can never repay you.

Just looked it up, joined in March 2008, before WiiWareWorld existed. Must admit I was originally sceptical about the giant merger of the sites, but it has clearly turned out brilliantly. I hope WiiU virtual console reaches the giddy days of Wii VC with 2+ releases a week.

Happy Birthday to You - well, it is a birthday as well, isn't it?
Exactly what RudyBelmont said at Comment #113
I usually lurk around a couple of times a day, in case I miss something. Had more laughs here than a great many other places I know of.
Thank you Guys n Gals.

I'm relatively new to this site and have only really been regularly checking it for the past year. Yet, I have already come to learn what a great resource it is to learn about all things Nintendo. Keep up the good work. Happy Anniversary !